New York City has long been considered a force in life science research. The city is home to 25 biomedical institutions and 147 hospitals; they annually receive one of the highest number of biotechnology patents of any region in the country. The Scientist has devoted its November 22, 2004 issue supplement to exploring the vibrant landscape of the NYC scientific research community. Among the features presented in the supplement is an engaging piece on the top talent who call NYC their professional home. Included is a list of researchers who are ranked based on the number of citations they had accumulated as of October 2004. Several of the scientists that appear on this top-twenty list are affiliated with the Cancer Research Institute. Ranked number 9 on the list, the Director of CRI’s Scientific Advisory Council Dr. Lloyd Old has been cited 21,480 times. Dr. Old is the Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. Dr. James Darnell, the Vincent Astor Professor Emeritus of The Rockefeller University and a recipient of CRI’s 1999 William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Immunology has been cited 30,727 times in his career. His specialty is cell signaling and transcription. Dr. Carl Nathan, the Chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, who studies innate immunity has been cited 20,623 times. Dr. Nathan is an Associate Director of CRI’s Scientific Advisory Council and serves on the Institute’s Fellowship Committee of which he was Chairman from 1998-2003. With citations numbering 17,564, Dr. Richard Axel, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Pathology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons was featured in the article. A member of CRI’s Scientific Advisory Council, Dr. Axel is the 2004 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Also making the list was Dr. Stanley Nathenson, Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Microbiology & Immunology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a member of CRI’s Scientific Advisory Council and of the Institute’s Fellowship Committee. The Scientist’sNYC Supplement can be found at http://www.the-scientist.com/2004/11/22.